Some financially strained colleges have told instructors their pay will be based on the number of students in their classes. For one adjunct professor, that amounted to a $101 paycheck.
Emily Crane is a writer, producer, and editor who has covered politics, health, business, and finance for publications like The Atlantic. She's also the host of the All Work All Play Podcast.
She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a focus on investigative reporting and data visualization.